Gabriele Schnaut News
German opera singer (1951–2023)
- dramatic soprano
- Germany
- musician, opera singer
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Callas-lite
But of course we were at this season's opening night at the Met. Sieglinde has been a stalwart of our diva Sondra Radvanovsky since we've heard her as Serving Woman in Elektra in the late 1990s, back in the day when Gabriele Schnaut, in the title role, molested our eardrums with daggers while Deborah Voigt, a hefty Chrysothemis, soothed the pain with cream. (Oh those were the days of yore ...) OK, we jest: you don't care about Serving Women, and neither do we. Anyway, Sondra quietly rose through other minor roles, through Musetta, and then to Luisa Miller, her first serious top bill which we scarcely remember because the opera itself is (don't hate us!) a snoozefest. Her Leonora in Il Trovatore in 2000 (more than two decades ago!) marked a turn towards stardom. Those performances predate these Diaries so we can't provide blow-by-blow details, but what we remember was […]
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Royal Opera House
2017-06-03 10:17:03
Remembering Jeffrey Tate, former Principal Conductor of The Royal Opera
[…] Rudolf Noelte and starring Julia Migenes and Neil Shicoff ; of Così fan tutte, directed by Johannes Schaaf with a cast including Andreas Schmidt and Susanne Mentzer ; Idomeneo , directed by Schaaf and starring Philip Langridge and Ann Murray ; and of Capriccio , directed by John Cox and starring Kiri Te Kanawa . In his time as Principal Conductor Tate conducted prestigious revivals of Lohengrin with Paul Frey , Cheryl Studer and Gabriele Schnaut , Der Rosenkavalier with Murray, Lucia Popp and Lillian Watson , Arabella with Te Kanawa and Marie McLaughlin and Les Contes d’Hoffmann with Alfredo Kraus . Tate was Principal Guest Conductor of The Royal Opera 1991–4. During this period he conducted Le nozze di Figaro with Thomas Allen , McLaughlin and Felicity Lott ; Les Contes d’Hoffmann with Jerry Hadley ; Fidelio in 1992 and 1993, with casts led by Gabriela Beňačková and Josephine […]
2017-02-22 19:56:14
Dancing lady
[…] Met mounted their last new production. Coming home to my research it was, indeed, Alan Glassman then too and that was 2004 my friends! I could venture a guess at Mr. Glassman’s age but I’d rather see the painting in his attic. His Tetrarch is a tremendous creation. Not only truly sung, when nearly all the others resort to sprecht-singing, but easily commanding the stage and always clear in his motives. The Herodias of Gabriele Schnaut was a slightly different matter. While she was dramatically alert, and I would expect nothing less from one of the greatest Ortruds in living memory, only the very top of the voice seemed to be in working order. You don’t need a gallon-jug contralto per se but it’s fun when you have as much character in the voice as the actor portraying her. The only other problem was that the new costume designs of […]
2016-01-26 17:20:00
The Impossible Happens
[…] the “Orient Express” in the Roaring Twenties, the production is directed by James Robinson, featuring soprano Aleksandra Kurzak in the leading role of Konstanze. Salome (Feb 18–March 19, 2017) — Richard Strauss Soprano Patricia Racette returns to perform the title role in Peter Hall's iconic production, first presented in LA Opera's 1986 inaugural season. James Conlon conducts a cast that also includes baritone Tómas Tómasson as John the Baptist and renowned Wagnerian soprano Gabriele Schnaut in her company debut as Herodias. The Tales of Hoffmann (March 25–April 15, 2017) — Jacques Offenbach Superstar soprano Diana Damrau makes her LA Opera debut as all four heroines opposite tenor Vittorio Grigolo as Hoffmann. Plácido Domingo conducts Marta Domingo’s production, last presented in 2002. Tosca (April 22–May 13, 2017) — Giacomo Puccini Soprano Sondra Radvanovsky returns as Tosca with tenor Russell Thomas as Cavaradossi and baritone Egils Silins as Scarpia. […]
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